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Destinations
11 of the Best Things to Do in Memphis, Tennessee
Laid-back, eccentric Memphis is a city built by music, where the streets can often feel like a throwback to another era. Whether you’re strolling the brick-lined byways of downtown or sliding into a booth at a Midtown dive bar, there’s often a whiff of the past lingering in the alleyways…
— Lonely Planet
Bulgaria Expects to Become Full Member of Schengen Zone by the End of 2024
Bulgaria hopes its full membership to the Schengen Zone will be finalized by the end of this year. Yordanka Chobanova, who heads the European Commission’s representation in Bulgaria said that a proposal to abolish land border controls for Bulgaria and Romania will be made on…
— Schengen.News
Tours and Activities
Multiple Glacier National Park Trails Closed Following Hikers' Bear Encounter — What to Know
Several hiking trails at Glacier National Park have been closed following a group's recent encounter with a bear. According to a release shared the National Parks Service, a 35-year-old male was bitten below the knee by a bear who was startled and surprised by the hiking group, who were…
— Travel + Leisure
How California’s Sue-Happy Homeowners Threaten the State’s Iconic Public Beaches
With over 1,000 miles of coastline, California boasts a seemingly endless array of stunning public beaches. But if you’ve spent any time on the California coast in recent years, you can tell that something’s changing. Rent a beachfront vacation home in Oceanside, just north of…
— Fodor's Travel
Cruise
Michigan Teen Charged for Making Fake Bomb Threat to Carnival Cruise Ship, Officials Say
A 19-year-old from Michigan has been indicted in connection to a bomb hoax involving a Carnival cruise ship earlier this year, officials said. Joshua Darrell Lowe II of Bailey, Michigan, was charged with making a false bomb threat and faces up to five years in prison. He will also have…
— CBS News
Utah Man's $1M Craigslist Cruise Ship Dream Sinks In California Delta
A Utah tech entrepreneur’s ambitious project to restore a vintage cruise ship has met a watery fate in the California Delta. Chris Willson, who purchased the 293-foot vessel on Craigslist in 2008, watched his dreams — and over $1 million — slowly sink into the murky waters…
— Travel Noire
New Theme Cruises From Uniworld For 2025
Uniworld Boutique River Cruises has announced the launch of new theme cruises for 2025, including a music-themed voyage, an all-inclusive golf package, and a women-only sailing — a first for the line, designed to bring together women across generations. “Travelers are…
— Porthole Cruise & Ferry
Transportation
Why Are People Rawdogging Flights? Inside 2024’s Weirdest Flight Trend
What began as an oddball trend on TikTok has taken off worldwide. Welcome to the era of rawdogging flights. Over the last months, tales of minimalist flyers have popped up on just about every travel publication. But what does it mean to rawdog a flight…
— Travel Awaits
First Look: Inside Chicago Midway’s First-Ever Airport Lounge, the Club MDW
For the first time in its 96-year history, Chicago's Midway International Airport (MDW) will be home to an airport lounge. On Wednesday, Airport Dimensions will open The Club MDW, a 3,265-square-foot lounge that'll become the latest outpost in The Club's growing network. The space…
— The Points Guy
Lodging
The Ritz-Carlton, Half Moon Bay Unveils a Sweeping New Look
Luxury travelers heading to the Bay Area can expect a major glow-up at The Ritz-Carlton, Half Moon Bay debuting this month. The luxe resort unveiled Wednesday the results of an expansive, multimillion-dollar renovation of its guest rooms, suites, spa and restaurants. The…
— The Points Guy
José Andrés Group Is Opening a Luxury Hotel in Georgetown
Celebrity chef. Humanitarian. Author. TV personality. And now—why not?—hotelier. José Andrés’s hospitality company announced today that it will bring a luxury hotel called The Bazaar House by José Andrés to Georgetown in 2027. The hotel will feature 67 rooms, a private…
— Washingtonian
Shinola Hotel Earns Newly Established MICHELIN Key
In April, Michelin launched a new system of rating hotels around the world that are the best of their craft: the MICHELIN Keys. Only five months after their creation, Detroit’s first MICHELIN Key has been awarded to Shinola Hotel. The brand-new MICHELIN Keys, much like…
— Hour Detroit
Other and Odd
Forget Summer. This Is Officially Travel’s Best Season.
Shoulder season is generally considered to be the period of travel between the peak summer and low winter seasons—and it is rapidly becoming the most attractive time to travel. That is due in part to the surging crowds and increasing weather woes making summer and winter travel, well, kind of…
— AFAR
Ultimate Weekend on the Olympic Peninsula: Enchanted Forests, Tide-Pooling and Twilight Encounters
In Western Washington, fall comes hard and fast and seemingly overnight. As a born-and-raised Washingtonian, I know all too well how the first cool day sparks the desire for crisp late-morning hikes, quaint seaside towns and, if you’re like me, the need to experience the Twilight…
— Lonely Planet
Today in History
The First Model T
On this day in 1908, the first production Model T automobile left the factory at the Piquette Plant in Detroit, Michigan. Henry Ford's vision for an automobile for the masses was realized. Mass produced with…
— Travel Research Online
The Rosen Report
Learning More Than I Expected at Conexion 2024
by Cheryl Rosen
Thursday September 26, 2024
 Smart travel advisors know which questions to ask, and who to ask them to. But even smarter ones, it seems, attend the kinds of events that teach you answers to questions you didn’t even know you should be asking. That’s just the kind of conference that Nexion Travel Network hosted this month in New Orleans. It’s possible that the hurricane winds outside brought people closer together but, honestly, I think it’s just the Nexion ethos…
— Travel Research Online
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This is an update to an article I wrote a few years ago about the value of travel agents (or advisors). When I first wrote this article in 2019 I stated that “I was confused about why people used travel agents. Why have someone else do something that you can do yourself?” Fast forward five years, and I’ve become a travel agent myself…